By Staff The Canadian Press Posted March 4, 2024 6:21 pm Updated March 4, 2024 6:22 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO – The Toronto Raptors have signed centre Kelly Olynyk to a multi-year contract extension, the NBA club announced Monday. Details of the extension were not announced, … Read more
By John Chidley-Hill The Canadian Press Posted March 4, 2024 12:44 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO – The Toronto Raptors have no update on injured starters Scottie Barnes and Jakob Poeltl. Barnes broke his hand in Friday’s 120-105 loss to the Golden State Warriors. Poeltl dislocated the … Read more
TORONTO – RJ Barrett of Mississauga, Ont., had 23 points and nine rebounds as the hurting Toronto Raptors held off the Charlotte Hornets 111-106 on Sunday. Immanuel Quickley had a double-double with 22 points, 11 assists and seven rebounds as Toronto (23-38) played without all-star Scottie Barnes, who broke his hand in Friday’s 120-105 loss … Read more
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted March 1, 2024 7:08 pm Updated March 1, 2024 7:09 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO – Guard Javon Freeman-Liberty had his deal with the Toronto Raptors converted to a standard NBA contract on Friday. Per team policy, financial terms of the … Read more
TORONTO – Stephen Curry had 25 points on seven three-pointers to lead the Golden State Warriors past the Raptors 120-105 on Friday as Toronto lost all-star Scottie Barnes to injury. Curry also had six rebounds and six assists as Golden State (32-27) won its third straight. Jonathan Kuminga had 24 points and Moses Moody added … Read more
LOS ANGELES — LeBron James scored 19 of his 34 points during a brilliant fourth quarter, leading the Los Angeles Lakers back from a 21-point deficit for a dramatic 116-112 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday night. Kawhi Leonard missed a 12-footer with five seconds to play, and James threw a long pass … Read more
TORONTO – Luka Doncic dictated things as per usual on the way to a nice present for his 25th birthday. Doncic had 30 points, 11 rebounds and 16 assists in leading the Dallas Mavericks to a 136-125 win over the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday. Dallas snapped a two-game skid with the win, while ending the … Read more
The most important lesson Immanuel Quickley has learned in his 22 games with the Toronto Raptors is to be aggressive. Quickley was acquired by the Raptors in a trade at the end of 2023 and was immediately slotted into the team’s starting lineup as its point guard. Since then, head coach Darko Rajakovic has drilled … Read more
TORONTO – Gary Trent Jr. didn’t miss any of his shots in the first half but when his Toronto Raptors teammates missed open passes to him in the third, he started to struggle. A quick talk with head coach Darko Rajakovic turned that around. “Just pulled me out three minutes into the half and says … Read more
TORONTO – The Toronto Raptors want to make sure they fight until the end of the NBA season, so they brought in MMA great Georges St-Pierre to give them a pep talk. St-Pierre spoke to the team for 30 minutes and then took questions before the Raptors practised on Wednesday. He was also courtside after … Read more
